Challenges and opportunities for women at artisanal gold mining sites in Burkina Faso
By Aimée Florentine Kaboré, Communication Specialist, planetGOLD Burkina Faso and Anupama Ariyaratne, Communications Officer, Artisanal Gold Council - October 15, 2020
Artisanal and small-scale gold mining often uses rudimentary technology, requires physically demanding dangerous labour and is routinely undertaken by marginalized communities in an informal setting. In Burkina Faso, approximately 20-30% of those working on mine sites are women, where they carry out various tasks such as crushing ore, collecting water, […]